Ladybug sightings...it's an epidemic!!

If anyone believes in signs...

Our dogwood bushes/trees have aphids we were advised to get some ladybugs (ok, that may be a weak sign)

I was weeding the garden and a ladybug landed on my hand (a more convincing sign)

I went to the bookstore and there was a display of ladybug kitchen accessories (I didn't buy anything)

I was walking Charlie and we met a dog named....Ladybug!! (what are the chances??)

This was all in a matter of days. Then I saw the recent rumors about referrals and decided that maybe Ladybugs are just a sign that it is springtime. Ho hum... Pass the chocolate

Toronto, Toronto, Toronto...

...another business trip to Toronto. I really can't complain actually! The travel companions were good, the hotel was fantastic and I went up the CN Tower...again! I am very tired however and I wish this weekend was a few days longer so I could just sleep before going back to the office.

Though being away from home was a great distraction from obsessively checking the internet for updates on CCAA referrals.

Master Bedroom Phase 1: Complete

It's been a couple of months since I posted anything about our home renos. You may have thought we were finished based on that. Nope. We just took a few weeks off...kind of. The most current project is the master bedroom. On the list are: hardwood floors, paint, build new closet (the old one did not maximize storage), have two new windows installed and put on the new trim. So far the floors are in and the old closet has been demolished.

The new pantry finally arrived so we picked that up yesterday. It is too heavy for me to carry so it is currently sitting in the garage waiting for someone with muscles to help Al put it in the house.

I better hurry up here so I can go help with the framing of the new closet.

A May November Romance?

No, I'm not talking about Calista Flockhart and the old guy that played Indiana Jones, ya'know Harrison Ford!! I am talking it's MAY and the CCAA is into NOVEMBER. Now that's romance!! It's like the little glimmer of flame has been relit. A faint glow of hope is illuminated in the darkness. A reason to break out the dark chocolate M&Ms I received in my most recent swap. Woohoo! I know the CCAA only referred up to and including November 1 but at least we are in my month!!! They say it's good luck if a baby is born with their birthday close to their mom's. I wonder if our daughter will be born in November?? I'm not making this up wither....I heard it on Lost. I know, I know. I need a life. Well, at least for the next few months and then I can focus all my energy on 'the kid'. I hope the CCAA is well rested after another holiday and that they get right back to work. I wonder if they have heard of Red Bull...maybe a tastfully wrapped crate should arrive at the office and see if we can't speed things up just a little bit. Okay, I need a distraction before I start planning my outfit to wear on the plane...oh yeah, chocolate.

A time for clichés and clichés about time....

Let's see, how many wonderful time references have I heard in the past two weeks?





"Good things come to those who wait." Funny, I have also heard of people getting good things quickly as well.





"When the time is right" I guess this person clearly does not wear a watch.





"Just take it one day at a time." That line may have worked as a lyric in a gospel song but that method ain't workin' for me no longer!!





You may be wondering the reason for my sudden rants about clichés and time. Take a look at this...

If you don't know what this means I can tell you. I can tell you that until a couple days ago I thought I would be going to China this summer. I can tell you that I started feeling like there was a glimmer of hope left. I can tell you that I started getting excited about finally getting our daughter. I can also tell you that the glimmer of hope has started moving away faster in the opposite direction and now I think it was just a sunspot or something. The CCAA was only able to get through two days of referrals. Apparently they matched the same number of children as they have been matching for the past little while meaning Oct 25 & 26 were huge. Of course, your gut reaction after 16 months and two weeks of waiting(this calculation does not include the actual paperchasing before submitting a file to China) is not to look at this logically but to silently (or not so silently) freak out and write bitter posts about stupid clichés people have said when they find out you are still waiting. Hey, at least I didn't freak out on them...yet.

TWO DAYS!!! I couldn't believe it when I read on RQ. That was a blow! I cannot imagine how those people must feel with log in dates of Oct 27, 28, 29 and even into early November. I just can't imagine.

On a positive note, I found a time cliché that I can live with... "There's no time like the present"

And on that note I will go and make some tea, stare at the delicious chocolate (and by 'stare', I mean 'eat') brought from Europe by my in-laws and remain bitter for a few more days.

Sunbathing!

Since Charlie got his haircut the other day, I think he has been finding our April a little 'breezy'. Yesterday he actually wanted in the house so he could lay in the sun out of chilly wind.